The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) adopts new 22 TAC §153.16, License Reinstatement, with changes as to the proposed rule text as published in the September 4, 2015, issue of the Texas Register (40 TexReg 5672). This new rule allows persons who previously held a license issued by the Board to reinstate an expired license as authorized by the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB).

No comments were received on the new rule as proposed. However, staff recommends changes to subsections (d)(1)(A) and (d)(2)(B)(i) as published, for consistency and to provide better clarity for license holders.

The reasoned justification for the new rule is to align the Board's rules with qualification criteria established by the AQB and to encourage and provide previous license holders with a mechanism to re-enter the appraisal profession.

The revision to the rule as adopted does not change the nature or scope so much that the rule as adopted could be deemed a different rule. The rule as adopted does not affect individuals other than those contemplated by the rule as proposed. The rule as adopted does not impose more onerous requirements than the proposed rule.

The new rule is adopted under Texas Occupations Code §1103.151, which authorizes the TALCB to adopt rules relating to certificates and licenses, and §1103.152, which authorizes TALCB to prescribe qualifications for appraisers that are consistent with the qualifications established by the AQB.

The statute affected by the new rule is Chapter 1103, Texas Occupations Code. No other statute, code or article is affected by the new rule.